With Arsenal and Spurs way off the pace this season, James Bagby assesses the situation in North London. Arsenal and Tottenham are in crisis. At the start of the season, not many pundits were predicting newly promoted Sheffield United to be sitting above the two rivals in the Premier League table. With the two teams […]
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3-4-3 in the Premier League: how it has usurped orthodox formation
A rsenal’s 3-0 defeat of Chelsea back in September last year turned out to be one of the most significant matches of the season. Not only did it cause Antonio Conte to revert back to a 3-4-3 system similar to that he employed at Juventus, but the following success of this formation set a precedent […]
2015/16 Premier League title contenders
This time last season, Chelsea were unbeaten, six points clear at the top of the league and the clear favourites for the title. Twelve months on and they are languishing in the bottom half of the table; a shadow of the side that terrorised teams last season. Whilst Leicester are currently top, the popular consensus […]